Evil Under the Sun(1982)
Evil is everywhere. Even in paradise.
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
Movie: Evil Under the Sun
Top 10 Billed Cast
Hercule Poirot
Odell Gardener
Myra Gardener
Rex Brewster
Daphne Castle
Christine Redfern
Patrick Redfern
Arlena Stuart Marshall
Kenneth Marshall
Horace Blatt
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